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The Resident Evil tall lady comes to life thanks to a former Olympian’s cosplay

Resident Evil Village is coming on May 7th, but if you have been keeping up with the news surrounding the game, you may have heard about Lady Dimitrescu, a very tall woman who has become very popular on the internet. There have been a few cosplayers who’ve attempted to re-create the iconic villain, but the… Read more

Nintendo just released the first Wii U update since 2018

Nintendo has released a software update for its languishing Wii U console, its first in nearly two and a half years. The console has made the big jump from version 5.5.3 to… 5.5.5. The patch notes are frustratingly vague, so it’s hard to tell exactly what changed. “Further improvements to overall system stability and other… Read more

PSA: this is your last chance to grab these Mario games for your Switch

It’s March, which means Nintendo will soon pull a handful of games released specifically for anniversary celebrations. Switch owners have until the end of this month, March 31st, to grab games before the developer pulls them off the eShop. That includes Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Super Mario Bros. 35, Game… Read more

The 20 biggest announcements from today’s Nintendo Direct

For the first time in over a year, Nintendo hosted a full-fledged Direct presentation. The latest presentation was focused mostly on games slated to hit Nintendo’s hybrid gaming console, the Switch, sometime during the first half of 2021, though there were a few announcements for games that will hit later than that. The nearly hour-long… Read more

Pirates are flooding Microsoft’s Edge browser with illicit games like Sonic and Mario Kart 64

Microsoft’s Edge extensions store appears to be hosting illegal copies of a number of iconic games, including Mario Kart 64, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Pac-Man, Tetris, Cut The Rope, and even Microsoft’s own smash hit Minecraft. The developers listed on the titles aren’t Microsoft, Nintendo, or any other recognizable game developer, meaning… Read more

Nintendo’s new Mario-themed Switch is available now

Alongside the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for the Nintendo Switch, several retailers have a Mario Red & Blue Edition Switch game console available for purchase. You can buy one right now at Best Buy and Target, while supplies last. Similar to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed Switch released last year,… Read more

Modder Adds Ray Tracing to Super Mario 64

Home News (Image credit: Darío) What do you do if you have an RTX 3090 but your favorite games are over 20 years old? Well, if you’re like modder Darío Samo, you add ray tracing to them. That’s what they announced they would be doing with Super Mario 64 late last year, and their latest… Read more

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury review: Let’s-a go!

(Pocket-lint) – Oh, the Wii U. That poor ol’ console really was a trial for Nintendo. But just because it didn’t sell well, let’s not forget some of the goodies that graced the platform. Premier of which is Super Mario 3D World, now ported for Nintendo Switch in fine fettle, complete with brand new add-on… Read more

Nintendo’s latest Switch Online SNES games are some seriously deep cuts

Nintendo has announced the next SNES and NES games coming to its Switch Online service. Depending on your perspective, the selection shines a light on some underappreciated gems or demonstrates that you probably shouldn’t expect any more big-name third-party titles to appear in the library. Possibly both. Here’s the list of games: Psycho Dream (1992,… Read more

Listen to this amazing remaster of Super Mario World’s soundtrack

Fans are remastering the soundtrack to Super Mario World, creating uncompressed versions of the original tracks that were never possible on the Super Nintendo hardware. The Super Mario World Restored project is ongoing, but you can already listen to nine tracks from the original game over on The Brickster’s YouTube channel. As The Brickster explains… Read more

Go read this profile of the trader whose huge bet on GameStop moved the entire market

The markets are not okay. If you’ve paid any attention to internet chatter this week, you’ve probably seen the names RoaringKitty or DeepFuckingValue — the bullish trader behind the recent GameStop stock phenomenon who’s inspired millions of retail investors to get behind his bet, which has nearly bankrupted at least one hedge fund. Until recently,… Read more

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ next big event is a carnival

The next in-game event for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will bring a little more color to your island. Today, Nintendo revealed its next big update, the highlight of which is Festivale, a carnival-like event that will take place on February 15th. Here’s how Nintendo describes it: Dancer Pavé will arrive to your island’s plaza to… Read more

Best Mario games you can play in 2021: Get a dose of platforming magic

(Pocket-lint) – Mario is one of gaming’s true greats, an iconic mascot who’s starred in more masterpieces than we care to count down the years, each of them doing something radical to take platforming games forward. Top Nintendo Switch games: Best Switch games every gamer must own There are so many games in his history,… Read more

Metroid looks amazing in Lego — and could become real if you vote

If you want a Metroid Lego set, you have the power to bring the idea closer to reality. User L-DI-EGO has submitted a design on Lego’s Ideas website that brings the block treatment to Samus and her gunship, but the site requires votes to get this concept in front of Lego itself (via Nintendo Life)…. Read more

Super Nintendo World without peace, COVID-19 blows the inauguration

Universal Studios Japan postpones the inauguration of Super Nintendo World, the amusement park modeled on the colorful world of Mario games. Osaka Prefecture will host the park, but only after the end of the state of emergency. by Pasquale Fusco published 15 January 2021 , at 13: 41 in the Videogames channel Super Mario Nintendo… Read more